This is not correct. Wilder is listed as the #1 challenger, so the vacant belt would be up for grabs between Wilder and the mandatory slot, which in this instance would have been Whyte. And Wilder is not a voluntary defense. When the WBC approved the rematch, they approved it as a mandatory.
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